this photo was taken outside of the home next to our church where we got dressed

some of my very favorite photos from the entire day were taken there

like when my sister and mom helped me get dressed

reading the beautiful card from mr. monaco

and my dad seeing me for the first time

sharing these soon!

i love the way my close friends from home have always adored my mom... one said to me over christmas that she's the nicest lady around and i agree. she said that she called her this past fall and told her that she made one of her favorite meals and that she could bring some over- so sweet.

my hometown girls are like sisters to me- i have known them all since age six {or before}

zero drama- lots of love- and pure, genuine, midwestern souls. i love them so much.

i will share more about our shabby chic programs soon- i absolutely loved them and the shop who created them on etsy- i hot glued a different button onto the back of all of them. i have a thing for buttons.

katie at makeupyourface - located in charlotte- did the amazing hair and make-up!

she is so sweet and talented- and arrived before 7am to get the party started!!

my dad totally saved the day by putting my decals in my shoes that morning- thank you again!

i know it wasn't easy.

mrs. monaco -- est. 06.29.13

my bouquet

the colored brooch was my paternal grandma's

and the pearl rosary was given to me by my maternal grandma on my first holy communion

i wore seafoam green- tory burch flats

birth made us sisters- life made us friends.

one of my favorite parts about our wedding was also our fantastic wedding photographer

These pictures are fantastic. You all looked so beautiful. I love their robes and what I could see of the bridesmaids' dresses. That is so sweet that your dad put your decals on! Looking forward to next week. :)

awe- thank you mary! you are so sweet. it was such an amazing day!! and my dad rocked as the 'father of the bride' he's the best. the bridesmaid dresses were by the designer, leona, and most of the girls were in love with them/we received so many comments. thank you so much. lots more posts coming soon... xo

LOOOOVED this!!! Beautiful, Nelle - the pictures and the details and the entire thing. I love that you are so close to your girl friends (whom you've known for so long) - it reminds me of my girls from back home! :)

awe- thank you so much! lots more to come and my friends are so special- so genuine {no drama} and just good people! miss them every single day. thankful for friends like this in charlotte, too. :) thanks for the love!! xo